Passing Clouds Bendigo Graeme’s Shiraz 2022
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- $34
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Graeme’s Shiraz is named after Graeme Leith, founder of Passing Clouds with his wife Sue, who is now retired. I’ve never met Graeme, but the wine named after him seems as rugged as he is. A blend of Shiraz and Cabernet, it’s a bit of a beast when you open the bottle but with a bit of air time is capable of being tamed. There’s a heap of dark fruit like mulberry, black cherry and blueberry, with some dried black fruits and cocoa coming through from bottle age, and a touch of gaminess which blows off after a while. It’s big, it’s bold, and it’s bloody nice with food.
Brendan is a Melbourne-based writer, filmmaker, playwright and composer. Since 2013, he has been published in national and regional Australian titles such as Halliday Magazine, Gourmet Traveller Wine, Grapegrower and Winemaker, Gippslandia, Gippsland Lifestyle, Yarra Valley and Ranges and Gippsland Country Life magazines. Brendan was a finalist for 2024 Wine Communicator Awards in the 'Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column' category. He has completed the WSET Level 3 course (gaining a Distinction) and has a passion for small producers of wine, beer and spirits. He is also the co-editor of 'I'm Not a Film Star: David Bowie as Actor' for Bloomsbury Academic.
